Hello HOPE! Has it really been a year since I’ve posted on this site? Where’d the time go. I’ll try to do better. We always post on Rindy’s Hope Facebook Page so if you miss us here we’re there too. 36 years and counting is as long as the HOPE Group has been in existence. We strive to support families experiencing pregnancy loss. Our monthly meetings continue each month on the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 pm in the first floor conference room of 200 Unicorn Park Drive, Woburn, MA. Thank you to all our donor families who allow us to continue this important work keeping Rindy’s mission to help families not feel so alone in their grief journey. There are a few things happening as we finish out 2025…
Until November 10, 2025 Remembering Together is accepting registration for their annual HOLIDAY SWAP. You can connect with another baby loss family to “trade” holiday ornaments/decorations. This is a great way to remember and kick off the holiday season. For more information go to https://rememberingtogetherswap.blogspot.com/p/ornament-swap-form.html
On November 12, 2025 Hope Member, Matt Jaskot will be premiering his composition, “By the Ocean in May”, a concerto for flute, bassoon, chamber orchestra and the Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Michael Carney. The concerto will be held at 7:30 pm at the Luth Concert Hall in the Prior Performing Arts Center at the College of the Holy Cross. Worcester, MA. The piece is inspired by Matt and his wife, Tracy’s yearly visit to Cape Ann every May to commemorate the loss of their stillborn son, Brayden. It is about the journey of healing after a tragic experience and how their mini vacations at a peaceful location by the water has become part of their healing process. We hope you can make it. for more information, visit https://www.matthewjaskot.com
We are in the process of putting together the HOPE Group’s annual memorial service program. If you’d like to submit a poem, letter, song lyric, or anything else to be read at the service, please send it to Donna donnamcd@me.com by end of day on November 29, 2025.
On December 6, 2025 at 7:00 pm, the Angel of Hope annual candlelight vigil will take place at Horn Pond, Woburn, MA. The vigil will be held at the Angel of Hope statue that is located to the right of the pond off Arlington Road, Woburn, MA. All are welcome to attend this free event held rain or shine.
On December 10, 2025 the HOPE Group will be having the annual memorial service at 7:30 pm in the first floor conference room of 200 Unicorn Park Drive, Woburn, MA. All families are invited to attend. The service is our way to connect to our families by remembering the precious children we have lost. We hope you can make it.
Thank you to all who support our work at HOPE. We try to pay it forward each and every month during our regular meetings. Recently I saw this quote and thought of all the brave, courageous families on their grief journey: “Because I carry it well doesn’t mean it’s not heavy”. We wish you all warmth and comfort as you head into the holiday season. Together we can carry the load of our grief. Please reach out to us if you need anything. We are always there for HOPE.
Warm regards, Donna
